For His 40th Birthday, Drake Flexed a Custom Rolex and a $250,000 Watch in the Space of 24 Hours

2 min readTurning 40 is a milestone worth celebrating in style. And to nobody's surprise, Drake did just that.As you'd expect, the Canadian rapper's birthday outfit was not exactly understated. In fact, his watch rotation featured not one, but two rather extraordinary Rolexes. Why settle for one when you can have two?The first was a custom, sapphire-covered Daytona, while the second was a colorful Day-Date 36 with a reported six-figure price tag. There are certainly worse ways to welcome a new decade.First up was the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, a watch that makes even the most extravagant diamond-set timepieces look positively modest. The one-of-a-kind creation features a diamond-pavé dial, brilliant blue sapphire hour markers, and a bezel set with baguette-cut blue sapphires. But the real showstopper is the bracelet, which is covered in a gradient of blue sapphires that gradually fade into diamonds.And if all those precious stones weren't enough to make your eyes water, the estimated price tag certainly might. The one-of-a-kind creation has reportedly been valued at anywhere between $2 million and $5 million. Although, given that Rolex made just one, it's difficult to put an exact figure on it.instagramWhile you might assume the rapper had commissioned the watch especially for his big birthday, he actually debuted it back in August. Still, when you've got something quite this spectacular sitting in your watch collection, it would be a shame not to give it another outing.The second Rolex was a rather different kind of extravagance. Drake also showed off a rose-gold Day-Date 36 featuring the brand's famously playful puzzle dial. Instead of traditional hour markers, baguette-cut sapphires surround a dial made up of brightly colored jigsaw pieces. And rather than displaying the usual day and date, the apertures reveal inspirational words and emojis, including a little red heart. It's about as far from your grandfather's Rolex as you can get.Cortesía RolexThe watch has been valued at around $250,000 which, rather remarkably, makes it the considerably cheaper of Drake's two birthday watches.Of course, Drake has never been one for doing things by halves, particularly when it comes to watches. And while most people would be more than happy to receive a single Rolex for their 40th, it seems the rapper couldn't quite settle on one.